in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Holden’s girlfriend had lived on the same street as the intended victim, who Holden resembled, village officials said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s not a minor consideration, pun most definitely intended.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
One of 10Beauty’s intended retailers is Nordstrom, where the latest generation of the Luum robot is currently in two California doors in Irving and San Jose, and at its New York flagship.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
In high-temperature molten environments, active cathode particles can dissolve into the electrolyte and migrate away from their intended sites.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Holden’s girlfriend had lived on the same street as the intended victim, who Holden resembled, village officials said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s not a minor consideration, pun most definitely intended.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
One of 10Beauty’s intended retailers is Nordstrom, where the latest generation of the Luum robot is currently in two California doors in Irving and San Jose, and at its New York flagship.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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